kayadanda

K5A1Y4A1D2A1N1D2A1

noun

complete control over one's bodys

OriginSanskrit कायदण्ड →
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Meanings

nounkayadanda (uncountable)
  1. HinduismuncountableBuddhismcomplete control over one's bodys
  2. HinduismuncountableBuddhismbodily actions
  3. historicaluncountablecorporal punishments in the Indosphere

Origin

  1. Sanskritकायदण्ड“complete control over one's body”
  2. Englishkayadanda

Borrowed from Sanskrit कायदण्ड (kāyadaṇḍa, “complete control over one's body”).

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APA

kayadanda. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kayadanda

MLA

“kayadanda.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kayadanda. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kayadanda,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kayadanda.

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